Introduction: X-linked Genetic Diseases

X-linked Genetic Diseases: X-linked genetic conditions are genetic diseases affecting the sex chromosomes X and Y. They are called "x-linked" or "sex-linked" genetic conditions. (For comparison, non-sex chromosomes 1..22 are called "autosomes" and the resulting conditions called autosomal genetic diseases.)

X-linked diseases can be recessive or dominant. See x-linked recessive diseases and x-linked dominant diseases. However, x-linked recessive diseases are better known.

See also articles Introduction to Genetics and Introduction to Genetic Diseases.

Conditions list: The list of conditions in the X-linked Genetic Diseases group includes:

• X-linked Dominant Genetic Diseases
  • Coffin-Lowry syndrome
  • Incontinentia Pigmenti
• X-linked Recessive Genetic Diseases
  • Becker Muscular Dystrophy
  • Deuteranopia
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  • Fragile-X Syndrome
  • Hemophilia
  • Progressive Spinobulbar muscular atrophy
  • Protanopia
  • Red-green color blindness
  • Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
  • X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

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